Travel Blogs from Muang Pakxong

We arrived in Paksong after 2 bum bruising trips on a sawngthaew, Laos's version of a minibus. It’s really just a pick-up truck with a roof over the back and 2 benches down the sides. They then cram in as many people and as much stuff as they can. ...

... , in her Swiss-German accent, "Yes, on the bus in Switzerland I look at everyone and I think, we are all... like fish." We like Judith. We finish the evening with dinner, beer and Judith's introduction to LaoLao and shithead. ...

DOMINIQUE HERE : Day : 169 Temperature : Hasn't been this low for months.... Weather : Cold enough for Goosebumps! The wind woke us at about 3am as it howled through the trees and sent debris crashing around outside. Then the cockerels started ...

... from Savannakhet? We find a nice guesthouse anyway, have dinner (to the sounds of Westlife and Luther Vandross) and then head back to bed. We go to sleep to the sounds of booming kareoke coming from the Lao club next door. ...